Wild camping in Europe  a complete list

[FONT=&quot]The question has already been asked before but I can&#8217;t find a complete list with all European countries.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]I will complete and correct the list if you can give me more information.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]This concerns only wild camping, not in paying campsites.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]By &#8220;strictly illegal&#8221;, I mean that the interdiction is actively enforced with heavy fines.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]I collected this information from various sources on the internet. Part of it can be false or outdated.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]I took as granted that camping is always legal on private land with the authorisation of the owner.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]If you think that more countries need to be added to the list (like Turkey, Armenia, Faroe Islands, etc.), just ask.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]I suppose that in some countries like Germany or Russia, the law is different in different Provinces, Länder, Regions or Krai. Please explain.[/FONT]

I am not sure that your information for England and Wales is accurate, I have wild camped a lot and without a problem, the worst that will happen is somebody might tell you to leave in the middle of the night. You also don't specify if you mean with or without landowners permission, with it is most certainly legal in Britain.

I'm not sure I understand the reason for this thread. The true wild camper doesn't give a rat's ass about legality. I've slept roadside in many western, and a few eastern European countries. Never got caught, never worried about it. The trick is to use back roads,
hide well, and leave before daybreak. P.S. I'm not using an icon. Not because I'm boring, because icons are.

I'm not sure I understand the reason for this thread. The true wild camper doesn't give a rat's ass about legality. I've slept roadside in many western, and a few eastern European countries. Never got caught, never worried about it. The trick is to use back roads,
hide well, and leave before daybreak. P.S. I'm not using an icon. Not because I'm boring, because icons are.

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I suppose that I'm not a true wild camper then because I care about legality.

Look at it this way: if you know it's legal, you don't need to be too careful, leave at dawn, etc. You feel at ease, can relax and enjoy a nice cup of coffee/tea in the morning before leaving.

I suppose that I'm not a true wild camper then because I care about legality.

Look at it this way: if you know it's legal, you don't need to be too careful, leave at dawn, etc. You feel at ease, can relax and enjoy a nice cup of coffee/tea in the morning before leaving.

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I will second this approach and throw out the following question:

When riding a moto in the countryside, outside of bigger towns and cities, are land owners approachable and agreeable to permitting a low impact camper?

If you are a reasonable person here in the Western US, there are a few shotgun toting land owners but many are not and you stand a reasonable chance of being accepted. Really, there is so much 'public land' that this is rarely an issue. Quite different from the regions we're discussing but pertinent due to the large number of opportunists popping up during our Federal shutdown.

When riding a moto in the countryside, outside of bigger towns and cities, are land owners approachable and agreeable to permitting a low impact camper?

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i think 80% will let you stay on their grounds if you ask nicely(which makes it legal in return, at least here in austria).
problem around here are hunters...pretty much the only folk beside police that are armed and those in general dont have a kind stance towards riders(at least in my experience). Ive had it happen that one of them goes apeshit simply from people walking on a forestroad(which is permitted).

i think 80% will let you stay on their grounds if you ask nicely(which makes it legal in return, at least here in austria).
problem around here are hunters...pretty much the only folk beside police that are armed and those in general dont have a kind stance towards riders(at least in my experience). Ive had it happen that one of them goes apeshit simply from people walking on a forestroad(which is permitted).

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The hunters are probably worried that they might kill you. When I was a kid, we've had a dog - a yellow labrador - killed by a hunter during a horse ride in the forest.
However, I admit that we had the vague feeling that he had done it to "punish" us for using the forest during the hunting season. He was known to be an asshole - and a notary.

Scotland
Wild camping on public hill land is OK in Scotland, so long as you are 100m from a road, and don't leave rubbish behind.http://goo.gl/Bn6XWO

France
Wild camping in France is a legal grey area, but is generally tolerated with the permission of landowners, or if you're well away from tourist sites. You are also advised not to stay beyond 9am the next day.

There are also many free primitive campsites (most are in reality wild camping with a place for a bonfire) here is a map showing the location of some of them: http://naturstyrelsen.dk/naturoplevelser/overnatning/smaa-lejrpladser/#{%22x%22:671157,%22y%22:6240022,%22zoom%22:1,%22categories%22:[%229%22]}